Michigan Gubernatorial Elections, 2006

 
1. Jennifer Granholm is the 47th Governor of Michigan.  Where was she born?
*hint* scroll doooooooooown....
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2.  Current state funding for public education students is $6,875 per student.  Governor Granholm wants to increase that amount so that schools have more money to spend on students.  What is the new amount she is proposing for 2007?
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3.  Michigan has a Merit Scholarship that provides some money to about half of Michigan's high school students for college.  Under the current plan, you have to do well on standardized tests in order to qualify for the money.  Under Granholm's "New Merit Scholarship" plan, which students would be eligible to receive the $4,000 scholarship for college?
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4.  This campaign is the most expensive gubernatorial campaign in Michigan history.  How much has been spent on the campaign so far?
*hint* You have to add the amounts of both candidates together.
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5. Governor Granholm's website lists 15 things that she has done for Michigan's environment.  Click here to read them.
Then after you've read the 15 things, choose the one thing that you think is most important.  Tell which one you think is the most important one, why it's important to you, and what has Governor Granholm done to help?

 
6.  In an effort to make prescription medicines more accessible and more affordable, Granholm created the MiRx Card.  What does this card do for people who don't have prescription drug coverage?
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7. There are lots of "hot" topics in any election.  How does Disk DeVos feel about these hot topics?
Click here to find out  (Write an answer for each of these topics)
  • Abortion
  • Capital Punishment
  • Marriage
  • Stem Cell Research

 
8. DeVos has four missions, or things he wants to do to help Michigan.  What are his 4 missions?
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9. In an interview on June 12 this year, DeVos said, "Let me be clear: I support the Second Amendment rights granted to us by our Founding Fathers".  What is DeVos saying he supports / What is that right granted by the Second Amendment?
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10. Read this article about Dick DeVos.  Click here to read it.
Then after you've read how he feels about these issues, write a 4-finger paragraph that tells me if you'd vote for him.  Be sure to include specific reasons (mention things it says in the article) why you would or would not vote for him.